2 Francs - Napoleon I

Features

Issuer France
Emperor Napoleon I (Napoléon Ier) (1804-1814, 1815)
Type Standard circulation coin
Year 12 (1803)
Calendar French republican
Value 2 Francs
Currency Franc (1795-1959)
Composition Silver (.900)
Weight 10 g
Diameter 27 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 17 June 1868
Number
N#
45218
References F# 250,
Stéphane Desrousseaux, Michel Prieur, Laurent Schmitt; 2014. Le Franc (10th edition). Les Chevau-Légers, Paris, France.
Gad# 494,
Francesco Pastrone; 2021. Monnaies francaises, 1789-2021 (25th edition). Éditions Victor Gadoury, Monaco.
KM# 657
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Naked head of Napoleon Bonaparte on the right.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL.
Tiolier

Engraver: Pierre-Joseph Tiolier

Reverse

2 FRANCS in two lines, in a crown composed of two olive branches, tied at their base by a ribbon.Automatically translated

Script: Latin

Lettering:
RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE.
2
FRANCS.
AN 12. BB

Engraver: Pierre-Joseph Tiolier

Edge

Lettering: * DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE

Mints

A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)
BB Strasbourg, France (?-1870)
D Lyon, France (?-1858)
G Geneva, Switzerland
H La Rochelle, France (?-1837)
I Limoges, France (?-1837)
K Bordeaux, France (?-1880)
L Bayonne, France (?-1837)
M Toulouse, France (?-1837)
MA Marseille, France (?-1858)
P Perpignan, France (?-1837)
T Nantes, France (?-1837)
W Lille, France (1685-1858)

Marks

Rooster Charles-Pierre de l'Espine, Mint Master, Monnaie de Paris (1797-1821)
Sheaf Gabriel-Godefroy Dubois, Mint Master, Strasbourg (1795-1803)
Bee Michel Gabet, Mint Master, Lyon (1803-1823)
Lion Denis Darbigny, Mint Master, Geneva (1800-1804)
Monogram Jean-Gualbert François Seguy, Mint Master, La Rochelle (1803-1817)
Handshake Martial Parant, Mint Master, Limoges (1803-1822)
Oil lamp Guillaume Duthil, Mint Master, Bordeaux (1803-1805)
Tulip Pierre-Romain Darripe, Mint Master, Bayonne (1803-1810)
Cow Dinhouet, Mint Master, Toulouse (1803-1806)
Star Cyprien Galliard, Mint Master, Marseille (1801-1809)
Grape Jean-Marie de Sainte-Croix, Mint Master, Perpignan (1797-1828)
Anchor Pierre-Louis Athénas, Mint Master, Nantes (1796-1818)
Caduceus Louis-Théophile-François Lepage, Mint Master, Lille (1796-1817)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
12 (1803) A Rooster 187 121 KM#657.1
12 (1803) BB Sheaf 1 965 (fr) F. 250/2
12 (1803) D Bee 2 672 (fr) F. 250/3
12 (1803) G Lion 2 859 (fr) F. 250/4
12 (1803) H Monogram 12 382 (fr) F. 250/5
12 (1803) I Handshake 101 518 (fr) F. 250/6
12 (1803) K Oil lamp 26 226 (fr) F. 250/7
12 (1803) L Tulip 15 204 (fr) F. 250/8
12 (1803) M Cow 65 644 (fr) F. 250/9
12 (1803) MA Star 6 804 (fr) F. 250/10
12 (1803) Q Grape 21 433 (fr) F. 250/11
12 (1803) T Anchor 4 484 (fr) F. 250/12
12 (1803) U (fr) A confirmer
12 (1803) W Caduceus 5 850 (fr) F. 250/13

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Country: France
Languages: French English
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